State Senate begins 10 day junket travel session
In Lansing the state senate adjourned for 10 days to tour state institutions and assess next two year appropriation needs. Sen. Gansser urged immediate veterans adjusted compensation, and the body passed a resolution after rule suspension, while an investigation demand into Kalamazoo hospital followed Sen. Conlon’s push. The house resolution setting April 1 as final date for bill introductions was referred to the rules committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing
U.R
Kalamazoo State Hospital
Congress
St. Lawrence Waterway
State Senate
Kalamazoo
Sen Gnest T. Conlon
Grand Rapids
Kale
Charles Denny
Denny
State Hospital Commission
Senate
House
Augustus H. Gansser
Bay City
Norman B. Horton
Fruit
Ridge
Plan Dredging Saginaw River
Secretary of War Hurley allocated 200000 for dredging the Saginaw River to a depth of 18 12 feet and width of 200 feet from Saginaw bay to the Sixth street bridge. The plan includes advancing 100000 each from the Second National Bank and Trust Co of Saginaw the Bay City chamber of commerce and the American Steamship Co of Buffalo to promote the work, with repayment from future river and harbor appropriations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
Hurley
Saginaw River
Mich
Saginaw Bay
Mt Pleasant High Receives Smith Hughes Fund Grants
Mt Pleasant high school announced receipt of 31875.12 in state and federal funds for Smith Hughes act programs. Agricultural department gets 888.12 and home economics 987.00, with about nine years of agricultural and six years of home economics support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Pleasant High School
Agricultural Department
Governors Oil Conference Seeks Immediate Congressional Action
Senator elect Gore of Oklahoma and Senator elect McGugin of Arkansas presented a resolution at the governors oil conference demanding an immediate congression al tariff on oil. The move threatens an extra session if not acted on promptly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
Congress
Gore
Okla
Ae Réen
McGugin
Renp
Ans
Believed Eaton Man Suspected in Mt. Pleasant Forgeries
Merritt held at Haton county jail suspected by officers of passing several worthless checks in Mt. Pleasant. Writing on multiple checks will be compared with known forgeries to determine connection. A youth held Thursday was released after checks at state police Headquarters were reviewed.
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Merritt
Haton County
Isabella
Mt. Pleasant
Oia
Re districting clash surges in Michigan's 56th session
Outstate lawmakers push a constitutional amendment to cap Wayne County seats at 25 percent of the Michigan legislature in a response to Wayne's reapportionment drive. Rep. Len Feighner offers the plan to be voted in November 1932, while Wayne’s current 7 senators and 21 representatives would be limited under the proposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude J. Markle
United Press
Lansing
U.R
Wayne County
Len W. Feighner
Nashville
Feighner
Wayne
Sind
Alex J. Groesbeck
Detroit
Senate
House
Groesbeck
Lower Peninsula
Ways and Means
Fish and Fisheries Committee
Conservation Committee
Traverse City
Old Oaken Bucket Returns to Central Gym Tonight
Central State hosts the Old Oaken Bucket presentation at halftime of the Detroit Central basketball game. The Detroit Collegian sports editor will present the trophy, Bearcat captain Doc Sweeney will speak, and Loomis the cheerleader will MC. The college band performs a special version of the bucket tune as the trophy returns from Detroit to Central.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central State
Detroit City College
Central
Motor City
The
Detroit Collegian
Doc” Sweeney
Bearcat
Loomis
Detroit Tartars
Detroit
Armour Chief Philip D Armour dies in accidental fall
Chicago January 16. Philip D Armour II and Philip L Reed were named potential successors to Edson White as Armour and Company president after White was killed in a seventh floor fall at 70 East Scott Street. Relatives and police deem the death accidental. Reed, armour treasurer, noted White’s ill health and fainting spells.
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Chicago
U.P
Philip D. Armour HI
Philip L. Reed
Edson White
Armour and Company
White
East Scott Street
Reed
Armour Plant
Armour
Lester
J. Ogden Armour
America
Mrs. White
Kathleen Pearson
Miss Pearson
Pearson
Timothy M. Rohan
Reed Gaid Armour & Company
Peoria
Armoury & Company
San Francisco
Pneumonia and Influenza Hit New York Epidemic
New York health officials report a sharp influenza and pneumonia surge with 867 new pneumonia cases and 3665 pneumonia deaths last week, up from prior figures. Influenza caused 46 deaths and 428 new cases as the city battles a worsening outbreak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
U.P
Health Department
Shirley Wynne
Must Buy Plates Before February 1
Lansing authorities warn no extension will be granted for auto license plate purchases beyond January 31. Secretary of State Frank D. Fitzgerald announced the 80 day limit from January 1 remains unchanged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing
Jin
Frank D. Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald
Commissioned tours to Upper Peninsula postponed by illness
In Michigan the conservation and fisheries committees were to travel to the Upper Peninsula in special cars from Grand Rapids but will split up early next week due to Sen. Arthur E. Wood illness. The state finance committee has not yet arranged its trip, while senate institutional committees will conduct inspections during the adjournment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Upper Peninsula
Conservation and Fish and Fisheries
Grand Rapids
Arthur E. Wood
State Finance Committee
Senate
Funeral Held For Mrs DePuy In Isabella County
Funeral services were conducted for Mrs Elmer DePuy 49 of Isabella County at the Methodist Biscopal church with Rev Charles W Mackenzie in charge. A lifelong Isabella County resident born Union township she was active in Gleaners Rebekahs Maccabees Women’s Club Relief Corps and the Methodist church. She died January 18 in St Petersburg Florida where she spent winters leaving a husband Elmer and son George a Central State Teachers College faculty member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer DePuy
St. Petersburg
Florida
Charles W. Mackenzie
Methodist Biscopal Church
Europeans to unite or perish warn at Geneva meeting
Briand calls for a United States of Europe and warns that Europe must unite or die as leaders from France Germany Italy debate federation aims. Gurtius backs addressing post war economic strains and admits non European members might join Turkey and Russia. Mussolini’s stance favors cooperation but cautions against unequal invites, while Grandi urges complete disarmament and equality before federation.
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Samuel Dashiell
United Press
Geneva
U.R
Aristide Briand
European Union
Europe
Briand
United States of Europe
Julius Gurtius
League
Turkey
Russia
Benito Mussolini
Italy
Dino Grandi
Grandi
Greenville Barbers In Price Battle
In Greenville eight barbershops clash over prices as four cut cuts to 20 and 15 cents then the others respond with 15 and 10 cent offerings. The local Master Barbers Association faced disruption as long standing rates of 40 cent haircuts and 25 cent shaves were undercut.
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Greenville
UPI
Montcalm County
Parma Pastor Calls For Tar And Feathers Over Local Dept
Parma Michigan January 16. Rev John F Bowerman pastor of the United church accuses Jackson county sheriff office and local vice and liquor rings of collusion. He says women of questionable character are brought to Parma and drinking orgies are common. He warns Parma can clean house in 48 hours or let it go 48 years.
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Parma
Mich
A.R
Jackson County Sherif
John. F. Bowerman
Bowerman
United Church
Sheriff’s Department
Senior Faculty College Party At Central State Teachers
More than a hundred attendees joined the first faculty senior party at Central State Teachers College on Thursday night January 16. Armon Stolz, a Lansing senior, performed magic to astonish the crowd while Prof J Harold Powers led community singing. Miss Georgia Head led old-fashioned dances as well as modern tunes. refreshment and card games were available. The organizing committee included seniors Jileen Waterman Helen Wilbur Arlis Reed George Lauer and faculty members Rolland Muaybee Harry A Miller and Miss Hood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central State Teachers College
Armon Stolz
Lansing
J. Harold Powers
Miss. Georvia
Jileen “Waterman
Mt. Pleasant
Helen Wilbur
Arlis Reed
Clio
George Lauer
Saginaw
Rolland Gs Muaybee
Harry A. Miller
Miss Hood
Quake in Oaxaca Feared Toll Rises as Relief Proceeds
Reports from Oaxaca, Mexico indicate twenty dead and many injured after a strong quake. La Prensa and El Universal describe widespread ruin in the city and surrounding villages, with medical supplies running low and relief expected from Mexico City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
U.P
Oaxaca
la Prensa
Universal R
el Universal
Guelat ‘Oba
Cadillac Judge Jails Two Men On Contempt Charge
Cadillac January 16 Two lumber camp workers Gust Anderson and Slack Gust Johnson were jailed for contempt by Municipal Judge E J Millington after refusing to answer fully about a three pint whisky incident. Both claimed ignorance of the liquor and payment. The judge threatened continued imprisonment until questions were answered. Millington recently drew attention for a similar handling in Frank Watrand’s case over liquor sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cadillac
E.J
Millington
Gust Anderson
Slack Gust” Johnson
Frank Watrand
Prison Commission Named By Brucker
Governor Brucker announced new personnel for the state prison commission three of the five members were not re appointed. Retained are John Miner of Jackson and Coleman V. Vaughn of St. Johns. New members are Clark Wilbur Grand Rapids Wilber Gries Marquette and Charley A. Van Dusen Detroit replacing Quinlan Pascoe and Collins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing
U.P
State Prison Commission
Brucker
John Miner
Jackson
Coleman V. Vaughn
St. Johns
Clark Wilbur
Grand Rapids
Wilber Gries
Marquette
Charley A. van Dusen
Detroit
James Quinlan
John J. Pascoe
Ishpeming
Dan G. Collins
Weather forecast for Lower and Upper Michigan
Detroit forecast calls for mostly cloudy skies tonight and Saturday with warmer readings in the southeast. Upper Michigan expects cloudy conditions possibly with snow flurries near Lake Superior late tonight and Saturday and cooler temperatures in the northwest.
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Detroit
U.R
Lower Michigan
Upper Michigan
Lake Superior
Chicago
Detgeit Ben Beberie
Duluth Secocaters
Esctnaba
Grand Rapids
Ludington
Sdve
Marquette
Sault Ste Maria
Elk to be brought to Clare by Harrison man
Spike Horn Myers of Harrison plans to establish elk in Clare County. He already owns a two thousand acre wildlife reserve with three elk from Yellowstone and a growing deer herd. He has purchased land along US-27, built cabins, rock gardens, and acquired water protection rights for nearby trout ponds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare County
Jack Myers
Spike Horn Myers
Harrison
Mr. Miyers
Myers
Woods
Michigan
Yellowstone Park
Bie
Whitmore Heads Crawford Grange in Crawford
John Whitmore was elected master of the Crawford Grange at the first regular meeting held January 14. The group discussed re organizing plans after years with about 200 members. Officers elected include Mrs. Charles Hann secretary Charles Pratt treasurer and Mrs. Cleve Hutchinson lecturer. Twenty five members attended the election meeting and installation is planned for January 22 with the year’s program outlined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawford
John Whitmore
Crawford Grange
Grange
Charles Hann
Charles Pratt
Cleve Hutchinson
Counterfeiters Nabbed in St Joseph Michigan
Police identify two Indiana men, Danty Colza of Mishawaka and Richard Gerber of Brennan, as the suspects in a Michigan counterfeit ring. Gerber aided by passing a fake 20 dollar bill for a 50 cent ticket, triggering theater staff to alert authorities. Both were arrested in Benton Harbor after being followed and a second counterfeit bill recovered. Colza’s bank records show daily deposits of 125 to 200 dollars in a Mishawaka bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Joseph
Mich
U.P
Michigan
Indiana
Danty Colza
Mishawaka
Ind
Richard Gerber
Brennan
Benton Harbor
Gerber
Colza
Wales Begins Long Air Tour From Hendon
The Prince of Wales and Prince George started a South American tour leaving Hendon Airport at 1 p.m. in a BE.2 private moth biplane piloted by BEH Fielden. They will spend the night in Paris and then travel to Santander to embark for South America tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hendon
Airdrome
England
Jan. AG
U.R
Prince of Wales
Prince George
Paris
Royal Brothers
BE. H. Fielden
Santander
South America
Baby Loses To Radio In Sturgis Lullaby Solves Interference
In Sturgis Michigan a mother whose baby slept poorly to a vacuum cleaner drone sought a quieter lullaby. A troubleshooter identified the vacuum as the interference source and ordered an improvised lullaby to replace the noisy aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sturgis
Mich
U.R
Two New Wells Idle Creek Area Add to OIl Production
Two new oil producers were added to about 200 Isa bella Midland field wells Thursday with strikes in the Yeaton and Chippewa pools. Chippewa is in section 8 on the Burrows, described as a cool one, tested by Pure Oil. The Gower, operated by Beadle, is the second well completed today in the Leaton pool.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isabella-Midland
Yeaton
Chippewa
Beadle
Leaton Pool
Governor orders full budget review in Lansing
In Lansing on January 16 Governor Brucker directed a complete scrubbing of the tentative budget prepared under former Governor Green. Budget director Thompson must draft new figures after Brucker abandoned a deeper cut, aiming to submit a revised plan to the legislature with his approval. The Green draft totaled about 96 million dollars for two years, implying a tax of over 86 million, which the governor has vowed not to permit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing
U.P
Brucker
Fred. W. Green
Geo. R. Thompson
Thompsen
House
Ways and Means
Thompson
Green
Senate Grants Nye Panel Extra Funds and Resumes Pennsylvania Inquiry
The Senate approved $50,000 more expense money for the Nye committee investigating campaign funds and announced hearings on the Pennsylvania campaign would resume this afternoon. The audit and control committee offered no directive, but proposed extending the committee’s life to the first legislative day of January 1982.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Nye
Pennsylvania
Committee On Audit and Control
Congress
Trade of Planes for Coffee Invoiced by Brazil and Italy
Rio de Janeiro report cites Journal Do Brasil that 11 Italian seaplanes flown to Brazil under Italo Balbo were exchanged for coffee. Brazil to deliver 600 contos of coffee per plane to Italy, totaling about $60,000 each craft. Italian gov likely to sell coffee to cooperatives. gov denies confirmation.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Italy
Italo Balbo
Journal
Do Brasil
Ellsworth Receives Medal for Polar Flight
President Hoover pins the Congressional Medal of Honor on Lincoln Ellsworth on the White House lawn in a brief ceremony. Ellsworth praises the Norge flight with Amundsen and Nobile, presents the president with an in-flight American flag, and notes Amundsen is dead while Nobile is absent.
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Washington
Rio
Hoover
Lincoln Ellstworth
White House
Ellsworth
North Pole
Norge
Ellsworths
Spitzbergen
Teller
Alaska
Amund- Sen
Polar Sea
Nobile
Veterans hospital expansion eyed for Camp Custer
The House Veterans Affairs Committee reviewed a bill to add a 500 bed wing to the Veterans hospital at Camp Custer near Battle Creek Michigan. The proposed project would cost about 92 million dollars.
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Washington, Jan
House Committee On Veterans Affairs
Camp Custer
Battle Creek
Mich
Isabella county health unit to begin immunizations Feb 11
The Isabella county health unit will start immunizing all pre school and school age children for diphtheria on February 1. Dr M B Beckett acting head urges parents to use family physicians when possible. If not available the unit will reach out county wide with full efforts. Neva Priest named clerk as the unit outlines a county survey showing high diphtheria deaths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isabella County Health Unit
M. B. Beckett
Isabella County
Neva Priest
Beckett
Lillian Ujiham
Charlotte Young
Local Sportsmen Hold Meeting and Club Board Appointment
Fred M Stilgenbauer was given a four year appointment to the Hiawatha Sportsmen club board of governors at a meeting of local sportsmen at the Elk lodge hall. William C Sowell presided and showed Michigan wildlife motion pictures with lectures by state sportsmen. Other club members present included Dr M F Brandstetter Fred M Stilgenbauer J C Arthurs Day Johnson Tom Johnson H F Van Densten and Hugh A Sorensen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred M. Stilgenbauer
Hiawatha Sportman’s Club
Elk Lodge Hall
Michigan
William C. Sowell
Hiawatha , Sportsmans
Dr. M
F. Brandstétter
Fred Mi Stilenbayer
J. CG. Arthurs
Day Johnson
Tom Johnson
H. F. van Densten
Hugh A. Sorensen
Mts. Pleasant
County Road Commission Awards 1981 Fleet Insurance Contract
The county road commission awarded the 1981 insurance contract for its fleet of trucks and highway equipment after considering seven bids. The panel also renewed its tree trimming contract with Consumers Power for trimming along power lines in the county. The next road commission meeting is set for January 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wvas
Rtment
Comminio
Oclemna
Power Company
Strike Again Breaks in India
Indian capital Bombay reports clashes between troops police and congress volunteers as hartal spreads. About one hundred people injured, main clashes in Bhuleshwar Hindu quarter and around the high court where volunteers picketed. City largely quiet with dispersal charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bombay
U.P
Indian Congress
Bhuleshwar
High Court
Fail To Trace Escaped Convicts
Ionia Michigan. State wide search for three men who escaped from Ionia county jail yesterday failed to produce clues. Fugitives Earl Weinert from Lansing Jewis Rice from Ionia and Charles Furman from Lyons were not found. Authorities concluded they did not flee in an automobile as first believed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ionia, Mich
Ionia County
Earl Weinert
Lansing
Jewis;Rice
Ionia
Charles Furman
Lyons
Automobile
Roscommon appoints Bruce Rutledge probate judge
Bruce Rutledge village president of Roscommon is named probate judge to succeed the late William Findley who died January 12. Rutledge, 54, has served as secretary of the Roscommon school board and chairman of the board of supervisors. Governor Bruer announced the appointment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing
Bruce Rutledge
Roscommon
Roscommon County
Wm. R. Findley
Bruéler
Rutledge
Board ‘of Supervisors
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Smith-Hughes Fund
Believe Eaton
Outstate
F. Edson White
N. Y
Statesman
Greenville Barbers
Price Battle
Cadillac Judge
Clare
ST. Joe
Wales
Nye Group
India
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